Redwood Literacy’s Individualized Intervention & Data Plans

At Redwood, we are deeply committed to ensuring that every student experiences academic growth, which is why we have developed an individualized progress monitoring plan that is both efficient and effective. By focusing on collecting the right data, being transparent and optimistic in how we share it, and limiting unnecessary testing, we reduce stress while maximizing meaningful learning time. This approach has led to 100% of our students making academic growth during their time at Redwood. The data we collect is not just a record—it is a living tool that continually shapes and refines each student’s intervention plan, ensuring lessons are increasingly targeted and impactful. In this blog, we’ll explore how our progress monitoring and benchmarking work together, answer common parent questions, and share how this approach supports your child’s success.

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Forming the Intervention Plan:

When a student starts at Redwood Literacy, they will complete a Benchmark Assessment using DIBELS® (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) and a Curriculum-Based Baseline Assessment to determine where they are reading in relation to grade-level expectations and what skills they have and have not yet mastered. 

Using this data, the instructor will complete an Intervention Plan that is aligned to your individual student’s strengths and needs. Within the first month of working with Redwood, you will receive your student’s Intervention Plan and Benchmark Assessment data. 

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Example Intervention Plan: 

What Types of Data Does Redwood Collect?

At Redwood, we collect both Curriculum-Based Progress Monitoring data and Standardized Progress Monitoring data. 

Curriculum-based progress monitoring and standardized progress monitoring are both ways we track how your child is growing, but they serve different purposes. Curriculum-based monitoring happens during lessons and checks whether your child is mastering the specific skills being taught—things like correctly identifying specific sounds, decoding words, spelling patterns, etc.  It’s ongoing, aligned to the curriculum, and helps teachers adjust instruction right away so each lesson is targeted to your child’s needs and moving at an appropriate pace. Once a student reaches mastery of a specific skill (for example, reading two-syllable words with open and closed syllable types), they will move on to the next skill. Standardized progress monitoring, on the other hand, is given once a month using research-based tools like DIBELS®. These assessments provide a consistent, measurable score that shows how your child’s reading scores are growing over time. Together, these two approaches give both a close-up view of daily learning and a big-picture snapshot of overall growth.

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Three Ways We’ll Keep You Informed

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1. Monthly Narrative Updates

Every month, you’ll receive a short written update about your child’s learning from their instructor. These updates will include: 

• What skills your child is learning and practicing (like decoding, fluency, or comprehension strategies).
• How they’re progressing in their lessons.
• Highlights and wins—moments of growth or persistence that we’ve noticed.
  

These narrative updates are meant to feel like a window into your child’s reading sessions. You’ll know not just the “what” but also the “how” of your child’s learning.

2. Quarterly Data Reports

Four times a year, you’ll also receive a formal progress report based on standardized assessments. These assessments, such as DIBELS®, are backed by research and give us reliable numbers about your child’s reading skills. The Quarterly data reports provide:

• Standardized Scores that show how your child is progressing over time.
  Clear growth measures from the beginning, middle, and end of the school year.
• An objective way to measure the effectiveness of their intervention.

3. Constant access to your child’s data on their Pearl Dashboard

Don’t want to wait for the report? No problem! Access your student’s standardized progress monitoring data at your fingertips by logging into their Redwood account. 

Example Dashboard: 

Our Commitment to You

We know that every child’s journey looks different. Some students soar ahead in big leaps, while others take steady, smaller steps forward. No matter what, we promise to share information with transparency, optimism, and care. 

Your trust and partnership mean everything to us. We are honored to walk alongside your family, and we’re excited to share your child’s progress every month and every quarter this school year.